There is also a utility 'xls2csv' that does the job nicely. Its part of package 'catdoc' and should be in a repository of most popular distros.
on RH variants:
Hi,
I have a file coming in xxx.txt(csv format) i do some work on it and i need to send out as a .xls format. Is there any way there is some code i can use in my script to convert this?
I'm struggling on this.
Thanks (11 Replies)
Hi does anybody know how to convert xls to csv undex linux.
I need only data (that is log from test, dont need any macro and so on) from xls.
Any idea how to do that? Perl? shell? Could you give me any example?
Thanks in advance for answer.
Gracjan (4 Replies)
Hi,
i don't know anything about PERL. Can anyone help me providing PERL scripts for
1. converting XLS to CSV (and vice-versa)
2. converting DOC/RTF to TXT
Thanks much
Prvn (1 Reply)
Hi All,
I have a java program running in AIX machine which gives me the output in form of .CSV but my clients wants output in the form of .xls
When I gave the command mv <filename.csv> <filename.xls>
The contents of this .xls file is not exactly in seprate columns as in CSV, the contents... (1 Reply)
Hi
I wanted to convert some XLS files into CSV format in my UNIX box. Unix box is handling very important data which are related to data warehouse.It is fully optimized by installing minimum packages since server need more resources to handle reports generating.
Just for convert XLS files... (6 Replies)
Hi All,
I've got in a situation where I need to convert .xlsx or .xls formatted files into simple text file or .csv file.
I've found many options but doing this using PERL script is the best way I believe.I'm in AIX box.
Perl code should have 2 params while running. i.e
perl... (1 Reply)
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spreadsheet::parseexcel::simple
Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Simple(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Simple(3pm)NAME
Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Simple - A simple interface to Excel data
SYNOPSIS
my $xls = Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Simple->read('spreadsheet.xls');
foreach my $sheet ($xls->sheets) {
while ($sheet->has_data) {
my @data = $sheet->next_row;
}
}
DESCRIPTION
This provides an abstraction to the Spreadsheet::ParseExcel module for simple reading of values.
You simply loop over the sheets, and fetch rows to arrays.
For anything more complex, you probably want to use Spreadsheet::ParseExcel directly.
BOOK METHODS
read
my $xls = Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Simple->read('spreadsheet.xls');
This opens the spreadsheet specified for you. Returns undef if we cannot read the book.
sheets
@sheets = $xls->sheets;
Each spreadsheet can contain one or more worksheets. This fetches them all back. You can then iterate over them, or jump straight to the
one you wish to play with.
book
my $book = $xls->book;
The Spreadsheet::ParseExcel object we are working with. You can use this if you need to manipulate it in ways that this interface doesn't
allow.
SHEET METHODS
These methods can be called on each sheet returned from $xls->sheets:
has_data
if ($sheet->has_data) { ... }
This lets us know if there are more rows in this sheet that we haven't read yet. This allows us to differentiate between an empty row, and
the end of the sheet.
next_row
my @data = $sheet->next_row;
Fetch the next row of data back.
sheet
my $obj = $sheet->sheet;
The underlying Spreadsheet::ParseExcel object for the worksheet. You can use this if you need to manipulate it in ways that this interface
doesn't allow (e.g. asking it for the sheet's name).
AUTHOR
Tony Bowden
BUGS and QUERIES
Please direct all correspondence regarding this module to:
bug-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-Simple@rt.cpan.org
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2001-2005 Tony Bowden.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the GNU General Public License; either version 2 of the License,
or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
Spreadsheet::ParseExcel.
perl v5.8.8 2008-03-12 Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Simple(3pm)